| Literature DB >> 21996097 |
Velusamy Srinivasan1, Mignon du Plessis, Bernard W Beall, Lesley McGee.
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A quadriplex real-time polymerase chain reaction assay was developed for detecting pneumococci, penicillin susceptibility, and macrolide/lincosamide resistance. The assay was sensitive for all 4 targets (<10 copies) and correlated with antimicrobial susceptibilities in 172/180 isolates and 28/29 culture-positive clinical specimens. For 29 lytA-positive culture-negative specimens, the assay allowed interpretation of antimicrobial susceptibility. Published by Elsevier Inc.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21996097 DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2011.08.017
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis ISSN: 0732-8893 Impact factor: 2.803